High winds knock out power to thousands, shut down roads in Hamden, New Haven

Snow may be over, but gusts leave thousands without power

Published 1:07 pm, Monday, February 13, 2017

Photo: Wes Duplantier — The New Haven Register

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Part of Evergreen Avenue in Hamden was shut down Monday morning as crews worked to repair several downed wires amid high winds.

Part of Evergreen Avenue in Hamden was shut down Monday morning as crews worked to repair several downed wires amid high winds.

Photo: Wes Duplantier — The New Haven Register

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High winds knock out power to thousands, shut down roads in Hamden, New Haven

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Thousands of people across Greater New Haven were without power for parts of Monday after gusty winds ripped down power lines.

The incidents shut down several area roads for part of the day Monday, including part of Evergreen Avenue north of Dixwell Avenue in Hamden and a portion of Marion Road in Cheshire. The winds were strong enough to knock a tree onto a car on the Merritt Parkway in Greenwich, shutting down traffic on the southbound side of the roadway for about an hour Monday afternoon.

Shortly after noon, United Illuminating was reporting nearly 2,700 customers without power in its service area. The Orange-based electric utility had reduced outage levels to 734 at 9:45 p.m.

Eversource Energy had nearly 7,300 customers without power at around 2 p.m.. Just before 10 p.m., the Hartford-based utility had restored power to all but 920 customers.

Winds gusts that topped 50 mph were reported around the state during the day.